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{{short description|2019 film}}
{{short description|2019 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Young Ahmed
| name = Young Ahmed
| image = The Young Ahmed.jpg
| image = The Young Ahmed.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Le Jeune Ahmed}}
| director = [[Dardenne brothers|Luc Dardenne<br>Jean-Pierre Dardenne]]
| director = [[Dardenne brothers|Luc Dardenne<br>Jean-Pierre Dardenne]]
| producer = Jean-Pierre Dardenne<br>Luc Dardenne<br>Denis Freyd
| producer = Jean-Pierre Dardenne<br>Luc Dardenne<br>Denis Freyd
| writer = Jean-Pierre<br>Luc Dardenne
| writer = Jean-Pierre<br>Luc Dardenne
| starring = Idir Ben Addi
| starring = Idir Ben Addi
| music =
| cinematography = Benoît Dervaux
| cinematography = Benoît Dervaux
| editing = [[Marie-Hélène Dozo]]<br>Tristan Meunier
| editing = [[Marie-Hélène Dozo]]<br>Tristan Meunier
| studio = Les Films du Fleuve<br>Archipel 35
| studio = [[Les Films du Fleuve]]<br>Archipel 35
| distributor = Cinéart {{small|(Belgium)}}<br>Diaphana Films {{small|(France)}}
| distributor = Cinéart {{small|(Belgium)}}<br>Diaphana Films {{small|(France)}}
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|5|20|[[2019 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-articles/communique/articles/the-screenings-guide-2019|title=The Screenings Guide 2019|date=9 May 2019|accessdate=9 May 2019}}</ref>|2019|5|22|Belgium & France}}
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|5|20|[[2019 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]|ref1=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/press/press-articles/communique/articles/the-screenings-guide-2019|title=The Screenings Guide 2019|date=9 May 2019|access-date=9 May 2019}}</ref>|2019|5|22|Belgium & France}}
| runtime = 84 minutes
| runtime = 84 minutes
| country = Belgium<br>France
| country = Belgium<br>France
| language = French
| language = French
| gross = $1.5 million<ref name="BOM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3501818369/weekend/ |title=Young Ahmed (2020) |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |publisher=[[IMDb]] |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref><ref name="NUM">{{Cite web |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/jeune-Ahmed-Le-(Belgium)#tab=summary |title=Young Ahmed (2020) |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=28 February 2020}}</ref>
| budget =
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'''''Young Ahmed''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Le Jeune Ahmed'''}}) is a 2019 Belgian [[drama film]] directed by [[Dardenne brothers|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne]]. The film revolves around a young Muslim boy from Belgium who plots to murder his teacher in the name of his religion.<ref>{{cite web |title='Young Ahmed' Trailer: The Dardennes Craft A Controversial Film About A Radicalized Muslim Teen That's Heading To Cannes |url=https://theplaylist.net/young-ahmed-trailer-dardennes-20190426/ |website=theplaylist.net |access-date=26 April 2019}}</ref> It was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/cannes-festival-2019-full-list-of-films |title=Cannes festival 2019: full list of films |work=The Guardian |access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> At Cannes the Dardenne brothers won the award for [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Director]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/25/bong-joon-hos-parasite-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes-film-festival |title=Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival |work=The Guardian |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>


==Plot==
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'''''Young Ahmed''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Le Jeune Ahmed'''}}) is a 2019 Belgian [[drama film]] directed by [[Dardenne brothers|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne]]. The film revolves around a young Belgian boy who plots to murder his teacher in the name of his religion.<ref>{{cite web |title='Young Ahmed' Trailer: The Dardennes Craft A Controversial Film About A Radicalized Muslim Teen That's Heading To Cannes |url=https://theplaylist.net/young-ahmed-trailer-dardennes-20190426/ |website=theplaylist.net |accessdate=26 April 2019}}</ref> It was selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]] at the [[2019 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/apr/18/cannes-festival-2019-full-list-of-films |title=Cannes festival 2019: full list of films |work=The Guardian |accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref> At Cannes the Dardenne brothers won the award for [[Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Director]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/may/25/bong-joon-hos-parasite-wins-palme-dor-at-cannes-film-festival |title=Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival |work=The Guardian |accessdate=26 May 2019}}</ref>
Ahmed, a 13-year-old, plots to kill his teacher, whom he believes to be an [[apostate]] after being radicalised by a local [[imam]]. Ahmed is arrested and sent to juvenile detention, where he claims to be a reformed character.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* Idir Ben Addi as Ahmed
* Idir Ben Addi as Ahmed
* Olivier Bonnaud as Caseworker
* Olivier Bonnaud as Caseworker
* Myriem Akheddiou as Inès
* [[Myriem Akheddiou]] as Inès
* Victoria Bluck as Louise
* Victoria Bluck as Louise
* Claire Bodson as Mother
* [[Claire Bodson]] as Mother
* Othmane Moumen as Imam Youssouf
* Othmane Moumen as Imam Youssouf
* Amine Hamidou as Rachid
* Yassine Tarsimi as Abdel
* Frank Onana as Fouad
* Laurent Caron as Mathieu
* Annette Closset as Sandrine
* [[Marc Zinga]] as Juge
* Ben Hamidou as Amine
* Monia Douieb as Amina


==Reception==
==Reception==
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 57% based on 21 reviews, with an [[Weighted arithmetic mean|average rating]] of 6.55/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Young Ahmed'' doesn't represent the Dardennes brothers' most developed work, but solid acting and a socially conscious story help compensate for its flaws."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/young_ahmed|title=Young Ahmed (Le Jeune Ahmed) (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=24 May 2019}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 65 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/young-ahmed |title=Young Ahmed Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=24 May 2019}}</ref>
On [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of {{RT data|score}} based on {{RT data|count}} reviews, with an average rating of {{RT data|average}}. The site's critical consensus reads, "''Young Ahmed'' doesn't represent the Dardennes brothers' most developed work, but solid acting and a socially conscious story help compensate for its flaws."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/young_ahmed|title=Young Ahmed (2019)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref> [[Metacritic]], which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/young-ahmed |title=Young Ahmed Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=13 August 2020}}</ref>


==Accolades==
==Accolades==
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! scope="col"|Result
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[2019 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2019-winners-1203225973/ |title=Bong Joon-ho's ''Parasite'' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes |work=Variety |accessdate=26 May 2019}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[2019 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/cannes-film-festival-2019-winners-1203225973/ |title=Bong Joon-ho's ''Parasite'' Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes |work=Variety |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=26 May 2019}}</ref>
|[[Palme d'Or]]
|[[Palme d'Or]]
!
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| {{won}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
|[[Lumière Award]]<ref>{{cite web |last1= Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=Les Misérables domine les nominations pour les Lumières |url=https://cineuropa.org/fr/newsdetail/382121/ |publisher=Cineuropa |accessdate=12 January 2020 |date=3 December 2019|language=French}}</ref>
|[[César Award]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goodfellow|first1=Melanie|title=Roman Polanski's 'An Officer And A Spy' tops César nominations|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/roman-polanskis-an-officer-and-a-spy-tops-cesar-nominations/5146673.article| publisher=Screen Daily |access-date=29 January 2020 |date=29 January 2020}}</ref>
|[[César Award for Best Foreign Film|Best Foreign Film]]
!
| {{nom}}
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|-
|[[Lumières Award]]<ref>{{cite web |last1= Lemercier |first1=Fabien |title=Les Misérables domine les nominations pour les Lumières |url=https://cineuropa.org/fr/newsdetail/382121/ |publisher=Cineuropa |access-date=12 January 2020 |date=3 December 2019|language=fr}}</ref>
|Best International Film
|Best International Film
!
!
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=9|[[10th Magritte Awards|Magritte Award]]<ref name="magritte">{{cite news |last1=Bradfer |first1=Fabienne |title=«Duelles» et «Le jeune Ahmed» en tête des nominations des Magritte |url=https://plus.lesoir.be/271622/article/2020-01-08/duelles-et-le-jeune-ahmed-en-tete-des-nominations-des-magritte |accessdate=12 January 2020 |work=Le Soir |date=8 January 2020|language=French}}</ref>
|rowspan=9|[[10th Magritte Awards|Magritte Award]]<ref name="magritte">{{cite news |last1=Dricot |first1=Lucy |title=Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma|url=https://www.rtbf.be/culture/cinema/dossier/les-magritte-du-cinema/detail_decouvrez-le-palmares-complet-de-la-10e-ceremonie-des-magritte-du-cinema?id=10421839 |access-date=1 February 2020 |publisher=RTBF |date=1 February 2020|language=fr}}</ref>
|[[Magritte Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
|[[Magritte Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
!
!
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Magritte Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|[[Magritte Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Magritte Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|[[Magritte Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
|Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
| Othmane Moumen
| Othmane Moumen
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
|rowspan=2|[[Magritte Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| Myriem Akheddiou
| Myriem Akheddiou
| {{pending}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
| Claire Bodson
| Claire Bodson
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor|Most Promising Actor]]
|[[Magritte Award for Most Promising Actor|Most Promising Actor]]
| Idir Ben Addi
| Idir Ben Addi
| {{pending}}
| {{won}}
|-
|-
|[[Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress|Most Promising Actress]]
|[[Magritte Award for Most Promising Actress|Most Promising Actress]]
| Victoria Bluck
| Victoria Bluck
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|[[Magritte Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|[[Magritte Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
| Marie-Hélène Dozo
| Marie-Hélène Dozo
| {{pending}}
| {{nom}}
|-
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Seminci]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/380371/|title=This Year’s Seminci Golden Spike Is Bound for Mongolia |work=Cineuropa|first=Alfonso|last=Rivera|date=29 October 2019|accessdate=24 January 2020}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Valladolid International Film Festival]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/380371/|title=This Year's Seminci Golden Spike Is Bound for Mongolia |work=Cineuropa|first=Alfonso|last=Rivera|date=29 October 2019|access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>
|Best Film
|Best Film
!
!
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| Marie-Hélène Dozo and Tristan Meunier
| Marie-Hélène Dozo and Tristan Meunier
| {{won}}
| {{won}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|8359822|Young Ahmed}}
*{{IMDb title|8359822|Young Ahmed}}


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Young Ahmed
Film poster
FrenchLe Jeune Ahmed
Directed byLuc Dardenne
Jean-Pierre Dardenne
Written byJean-Pierre
Luc Dardenne
Produced byJean-Pierre Dardenne
Luc Dardenne
Denis Freyd
StarringIdir Ben Addi
CinematographyBenoît Dervaux
Edited byMarie-Hélène Dozo
Tristan Meunier
Production
companies
Distributed byCinéart (Belgium)
Diaphana Films (France)
Release dates
  • 20 May 2019 (2019-05-20) (Cannes)[1]
  • 22 May 2019 (2019-05-22) (Belgium & France)
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench
Box office$1.5 million[2][3]

Young Ahmed (French: Le Jeune Ahmed) is a 2019 Belgian drama film directed by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The film revolves around a young Muslim boy from Belgium who plots to murder his teacher in the name of his religion.[4] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[5] At Cannes the Dardenne brothers won the award for Best Director.[6]

Plot

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Ahmed, a 13-year-old, plots to kill his teacher, whom he believes to be an apostate after being radicalised by a local imam. Ahmed is arrested and sent to juvenile detention, where he claims to be a reformed character.

Cast

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  • Idir Ben Addi as Ahmed
  • Olivier Bonnaud as Caseworker
  • Myriem Akheddiou as Inès
  • Victoria Bluck as Louise
  • Claire Bodson as Mother
  • Othmane Moumen as Imam Youssouf
  • Amine Hamidou as Rachid
  • Yassine Tarsimi as Abdel
  • Frank Onana as Fouad
  • Laurent Caron as Mathieu
  • Annette Closset as Sandrine
  • Marc Zinga as Juge
  • Ben Hamidou as Amine
  • Monia Douieb as Amina

Reception

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 59% based on 82 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Young Ahmed doesn't represent the Dardennes brothers' most developed work, but solid acting and a socially conscious story help compensate for its flaws."[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 66 out of 100, based on 21 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

Accolades

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Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
Cannes Film Festival[9] Palme d'Or Nominated
Best Director Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Won
César Award[10] Best Foreign Film Nominated
Lumières Award[11] Best International Film Nominated
Magritte Award[12] Best Film Nominated
Best Director Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Nominated
Best Screenplay Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Othmane Moumen Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Myriem Akheddiou Won
Claire Bodson Nominated
Most Promising Actor Idir Ben Addi Won
Most Promising Actress Victoria Bluck Nominated
Best Editing Marie-Hélène Dozo Nominated
Valladolid International Film Festival[13] Best Film Nominated
Best Screenplay Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Won
Best Editing Marie-Hélène Dozo and Tristan Meunier Won

References

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  1. ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Young Ahmed (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Young Ahmed (2020)". The Numbers. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  4. ^ "'Young Ahmed' Trailer: The Dardennes Craft A Controversial Film About A Radicalized Muslim Teen That's Heading To Cannes". theplaylist.net. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival". The Guardian. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Young Ahmed (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Young Ahmed Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (29 January 2020). "Roman Polanski's 'An Officer And A Spy' tops César nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  11. ^ Lemercier, Fabien (3 December 2019). "Les Misérables domine les nominations pour les Lumières" (in French). Cineuropa. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  12. ^ Dricot, Lucy (1 February 2020). "Découvrez le palmarès complet de la 10e cérémonie des Magritte du cinéma" (in French). RTBF. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. ^ Rivera, Alfonso (29 October 2019). "This Year's Seminci Golden Spike Is Bound for Mongolia". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
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